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Molecular signatures for sex in the Placozoa.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Oct 2005

Signorovitch Ana Y, Dellaporta Stephen L, Buss Leo W

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Placozoans, the simplest free-living animals, have never been observed to reproduce sexually. Here, we describe molecular evidence for sexual reproduction within one clade of the Placozoa. In a population sample of 10 individuals, within-individual and overall nucleotide diversity were similar to each other and consistent with levels observed in sexually reproducing species. Intergenic recombination as well as...

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PMID: 16230622
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0504031102
PMCID: PMC1266089

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